Keeping the 'Public' in Public Health
At the Rutgers School of Public Health, we’re educating leaders, putting research into practice, and developing public health solutions rooted in our deep commitment to health equity, social justice, and advocacy.
Our Departments
Biostatistics and Epidemiology
The Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology focuses on biostatistics and epidemiology, as well as other areas like pharmacoepidemiology, through its research, educational programs, and community engagement activities.
Environmental and Occupational Health and Justice
The Department of Environmental and Occupational Health and Justice focuses on environmental and occupational health, occupational safety, and environmental sciences, as well as other areas like sustainability and occupational and environmental medicine, through its research, educational programs, and community engagement activities.
Health Behavior, Society and Policy
The Department of Health Behavior, Society and Policy focuses on social and behavioral health, health systems and policy, population aging and mental health, as well as other areas like economics and ethics, through its research, educational programs, and community engagement activities.
Urban-Global Public Health
The Department of Urban-Global Public Health focuses on urban and global public health, public health nutrition, LGBTQ health, and other areas like public administration and leadership, through its research, educational programs, and community engagement activities.
Leaders in the Field
The Rutgers School of Public Health is New Jersey’s premier research, teaching, and service institution guided by the principles of health equity and social justice.
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News
Federal funding cuts have brought hundreds of public health research projects to an abrupt halt, threatening years of scientific progress and leaving critical questions about disease prevention, health disparities, and community well-being unanswered. Now, two Rutgers School of Public Health scholars are working to ensure that valuable research interrupted by these decisions is not lost.
Rutgers School of Public Health student, Bryan Balarezo, spends several hours a week assembling and packaging fecal immunochemical test (FIT) kits, which are mailed to patients for at-home use. The kits test for hidden blood in stool, which can be an early indicator of colorectal cancer or other abnormalities. If a FIT result is positive, the patient is referred for a follow-up colonoscopy to determine the cause of the abnormal result.
Knowing someone who died by firearm suicide is associated with greater recognition of suicide risk, but may not lead to safer storage practices, according to a Rutgers study published in Psychiatry Research.
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